Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Yes! whoever surrenders himself
to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's
religion of Islam) and performs
good deeds with sincerity, his
reward is with his Rabb. On such
shall be no fear and nor shall they grieve. [Al-Baqarah 2: 112]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Whosoever desires the reward (for his good deeds) in this world, We
shall give him of it; and whosoever
desires a reward in the Hereafter,
We shall give him of it. And We
shall shortly reward the grateful. [Ale-'Imran 3: 145]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala
mentions the address of Salih
'Alaihis Salam to his people:
No reward do I ask of you for my
TablTgh (invitation). My reward is
only with the Sustainer of the
worlds. [Ash-Shu'ara 26: 145]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And that which you give in Zakat,
only to please Allah; these are
those who increase their wealth
and reward. [Ar-Rum 30: 39]

Note: It means the decision of Allah's pleasure will not be based upon your faces and possessions, but upon your hearts and deeds as to how much sincerity was in your heart.

2. 'Umar ibn Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated: I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily the reward of
deeds depend upon intentions; and' indeed every man shall receive
what he intended for. Thus, he whose migration was for Allah and
His Messenger, so his migration will be considered for Allah and His
Messenger. He whose migration was towards the world or to be
married to some woman, his migration will be considered to be for
what he migrated for. (Bukhari)

3. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly upon resurrection,
people will be treated according to their intentions. (Ibn Majah)

4. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: An army will invade the Ka'bah; and when it
reaches a barren plain, its men, from the first to the last, will be
swallowed up by the earth. She says that I asked: O Rasulallah!
How would the first and the last of them be swallowed up by the
earth, when among them would be traders and people who were not a
party to them. He said: The first and the last one of them would be
swallowed up the earth; and when they will be resurrected they will
be judged according to their intentions. (Bukhari)

5. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You have indeed left behind in
Madina people who will have an equal share in reward in no matter
whatsoever path you travel or whatever you spend and whatever
valley you cross. The Sahabah asked: O Rasulallah! How can they
be with us when they are in MadTna? He said: They intended to go
out with you but were detained by a valid reason. (Abu Dawud)

6. Ibn 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates from among those
sayings which Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, has related
from his Rabb 'Azza wa Jail: Allah has spelled out good deeds and
bad ones (to the appointed angels over you). He then explained it. If
any one intends to do a good deed but does not do it, Allah enters for him in His record as a complete good deed; and if he intends to do a
good deed and does it, Allah enters for him in His record as ten to
seven hundred and many more times as much. If any one intends to
do a bad deed and does not do it (because of fear of Allah), Allah
enters it for him in His record as a complete good deed; but if he
intends to do it and does it, Allah records it for him as one bad deed.
(Bukhari)

7. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A man said indeed I will give
Sadaqah (quietly)! He came out with his Sadaqah and placed it in
the hands of a thief. In the morning people began to talk and say:
Sadaqah was given to a thief. The man said: O Allah! All praise is
for You, I will indeed give Sadaqah. And he came out with Sadaqah
and placed it in the hands of an adulteress. In the morning people
began to talk and say Sadaqah was given to an adulteress last night.
The man said: O Allah! All praise is for You, in giving Sadaqah to
an adulteress. I will surely give Sadaqah. He came out with
Sadaqah and placed it in the hands of a rich man. In the morning
people began to talk and say: Sadaqah was given to a rich man. The
man said: O Allah! All praise is for You in giving Sadaqah to a thief,
an adulteress and a rich man. He then had a dream in which he was
told that his .Sadaqah which was made to be given to a thief, may
perhaps result in his refraining from stealing, to the adulteress, so
that she may perhaps refrain from adultery, and to the rich man so
that he may perhaps pay heed and spend from what Allah had given him. (Bukhari)

Note: Because of this man's sincerity Allah accepted all three of this
man's Sadaqat.

8. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Three people (of an
Ummah) before you, set out on a journey and they took refuge in a
cave to spend the night. A rock slid from the mountain and blocked the cave. They said: Indeed you cannot be relieved from this rock,
except that you invoke Allah on the basis of your good deeds. So
one of them said: O Allah! I had very aged parents and I would not
give milk to my children and other members of my family and slaves
before my parents. One day I went far away in quest of something
and I could not return to my parents before they had slept. I milked
the evening milk for them and found that they were asleep. I
disliked to give milk to my children and other members of my family
and slaves to drink before them. So I stood by them, with the bowl
of milk in my hand, waiting for them to wake up till it dawned. Then
they woke up and they drank their evening's share of the milk. O
Allah! If I had done so to please You, relieve us from the distress
imposed upon us by this rock. So the rock moved a little resulting in
a small opening; but not enough for them to get out.

Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said that the second man said:
O Allah! I had a cousin, whom I loved more than anybody. I
desired to satisfy my lust with her, but she refused. Subsequently, a
year of famine forced her to approach me. I gave her one hundred
and twenty Dinars on the condition that she would yield herself to
me. So she agreed and when I was able to get a hold on her she said:
It is not permitted for you to break the seal of virginity except by its
lawful right (that, is by marriage). I restrained myself from falling
upon her and I walked away from her, though she was the most
beloved of people to me, and I left the Dinars with her. O Allah! If I
had done so to please You, then relieve us from the distress that we
are suffering. So again the rock moved a little resulting in a small
opening; but they were still unable to get out.

Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said that the third one invoked:
O Allah! I hired the services of some labourers and paid all of them
their wages except one, who departed without taking what was due
to him. I invested his wage in a business and the business prospered
immensely. He came back to me after a long time and said: O slave
of Allah! Pay me my due. I replied: All that you see is yours:
camels, cattle, sheep and slaves. He said: O slave of Allah! Do not
make fun of me. So I said: I am not joking with you. So, he took all
of it and drove away not leaving anything. O Allah! If I had done so,
to please You, then relieve us from this distress. So the rock moved
aside, and they got out walking freely. (Bukhari)

9. Abu Kabshah Al Anmari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: I swear by Allah upon
three things, and then I will especially tell you something afterwards..
So, remember it well! Then he said: The wealth of a man does not
decrease by giving Sadaqah. If a person endures oppression
patiently, Allah increases his honour. If a person opens the door of
begging, Allah opens the door of poverty upon him (or said
something similar). Then he said: I am going to tell you something,
so remember it well. Then he said: There are four types of people in
the world. 1. The slave of Allah whom Allah has bestowed wealth
and knowledge; He fears Allah regarding his wealth, and through
this knowledge he spends to strengthen relationships and he knows
that there is a right of Allah in it; he will be in the best of ranks.
2. The slave of Allah whom Allah has given knowledge but no
wealth, and he is sincere in his intention. He says: Had I been given
wealth I would have spent it just like the other person, and for his
intention both will be given the same reward. 3. The slave of Allah
whom Allah has given wealth but no knowledge, and he spends his
wealth haphazardly and he does not fear his Rabb in respect of it; he
does not discharge his obligations of kinship, and does not know that
Allah has a right on it. He will be in the worst of ranks. 4. The slave
of Allah whom Allah has given neither wealth nor knowledge, says:
Had I been given wealth, I would have spent it just like the other (third) person; for his intention, the burden of both will be alike. (Tirmidhi)

10. A man from Madinah narrates that Mu'awiyah Radiyallahu
'anhu wrote a letter to 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha asking her: Write
me and advise me but do not make it lengthy. So 'A'ishah
Radiyallahu 'anha wrote to Mu'awiyah Radiyallahu 'anhu. After
writing Salam she wrote: I have indeed heard Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: He who seeks Allah's pleasure at the cost of
people's anger, Allah will suffice him against the trouble caused by
people and he who seeks the pleasure of men at the cost of Allah's
anger, Allah will leave him to the (mercy) of people wassalamu-
'Alaik (May Allah's peace be upon you). (Tirmidhi)

11. Abu Umamah Al-Bahili Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasullullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah does not
accept any deed, except that done sincerely for Him and to obtain
His pleasure. (Nasai)

13. Abu Darda Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who goes to his bed with the intention to
get up during the night to offer his Salat but is overcome by sleep
and wakes up in the morning; the reward is written down for him
what he intended, and his sleep is a gift for him from his Rabb 'Azza wa Jall. (Nasai)

14. Zaid ibn Thabit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He whose objective is the world,
Allah scatters his affairs (he faces worries and anxieties in every
aspect) and places the fear of poverty before his eyes; and he
receives only that which has been preordained for him. And he
whose intention (objective) is the Hereafter, Allah makes all his
affairs easy, and enriches his heart, and the world comes to him
humiliated. (Ibn Majah)

15. Zaid ibn Thabit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: There are three habits which keep the heart of
a Muslim free from hatred, malice and deception: 1. A deed
performed sincerely for the pleasure of Allah. 2. Well wishing for
the Rulers. 3. Holding fast to the Jama'ah of Muslims, as their
supplications surround those with them. (Ibn Hibban)

16. Thawban Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Glad tidings to the sincere
(people). They are an illumination in the darkness, because of whom
all severe evils are driven away. (Baihaqi)

17. Abu Firas Rahimahullah of the tribe of Asjam narrated that a
person loudly asked: O Rasulallah! What is Iman? He replied:
Ikhlas (sincerity). (Baihaqi)

19. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that it was asked of
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: What do you say about that
person who does a good deed and the people praise him for that? He
replied: That is immediate glad tidings to the believer. (Muslim)

Note: Indeed, for the Hereafter, there are numerous glad tidings for
him, however here he receives an immediate glad tiding provided his
action was done solely for the Allah's pleasure and not for the praise
of people.

20. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha wife of Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam narrates: I asked Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam the
meaning of the verse: And those who give what they have given while their hearts are
fearful. (Mu'minun: 60)

'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha asked: If these are the people who drink
wine and steal. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: No,
O daughter of Siddiq! But they are those who fast, offer Salat, give
Sadaqah, and they fear that their good deeds may not to be accepted
by Allah. These are the people who race towards good deeds and are
foremost in them. (Tirmidhi)

21. Sa'd Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed Allah loves that slave of His who is
pious, self sufficient and contented with what has been given to him
and is inconspicuous. (Muslim)

22. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a man was to do a deed within a
rock which has no door or window, his deed would become known
to people, whatever it is good or bad. (Baihaqi)

Note: When a deed of whatever nature will eventually become
known, then why should those who engage in good deeds spoil them
by insincerity? And what benefit is there for an evil-doer in
concealing his bad deed? For this will ultimately be exposed.
(Tarjuman-us-Sunnah)

23. Ma'n ibn Yazid Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that my father,
" Yazid Radiyallahu 'anhu, set aside some Dinars for charity, and gave them to a person in the masjid (so that these may be given to a needy person). I went and (being needy myself) took those Dinars and
came back. My father said: I swear by Allah! I had not meant these
to be given to you. So I took my father to Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and presented this matter to him. Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to my father: You have your reward
as intended O Yazid! and said to me: And what you have taken is
yours O Ma'n. (Bukhari)

24. Taus Rahimahullah narrates that a man said: O Rasullallah! I get
up to do some good deed at certain times; and I intend to please
Allah and I desire that this deed may be seen. Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam did not reply until this verse was revealed: He who longs to see his Rabb (wishing to become His beloved)
let him do righteous work, and make none share of the worship
due unto his Rabb. (Kahf 18:1 10) (Tafsir ibn Kathir)

Note: The form of shirk (polytheism) which is forbidden in this
verse relates to showing off. It is forbidden to mix some worldly
desire in a work which aught to be. done solely for the pleasure of
Allah. This is also hidden shirk which destroys a man's good deeds.

To Act in pure earnest to please Allah Ta'ala, with belief in his promise and with hope of his rewards

Ahadith

25. Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are forty virtuous
deeds; the best of them is to lend one's goat to another, so that he
may benefit from its milk. Anyone who does any of these virtuous
deeds hoping for reward and affirming upon Allah's promise, Allah
will send him to Paradise. (Bukhari)

Note: Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam did not give the details
of each of these forty virtuous deeds, so that a good deed may be
done believing that it is amongst those forty deeds whose excellence
has been mentioned in this hadlth. (Fath-ul-Bari)
The objective is that a person should do every deed with the quality
of Iman and ehtisdb, that is while doing the deed he must have belief
in the promises of Allah and be conscious of its rewards.

26. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone attends the funeral of a
Muslim with the belief in His promises, and hoping for His rewards
and stays till the prayer is offered and the burial is completed he will
get the reward of two Qirats, each Qirat being equivalent to Uhud;
and if anyone prays over the dead and. returns before the burial he
will come back with one Qirat. (Bukhari)

Note: A Qirat is one-twelfth of a Dirham. In that period wages were
paid to labourers for their work in the form of a Qirat. Therefore,
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam also used the word Qirat but
then clarified that this should not be considered a worldly Qirat, but
that its reward will be according to the Qirat of the Hereafter which
will be as great and magnificent as Mount Uhud when compared to
the Qirat of this world. (Ma'ariful Hadith)

27. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu reports: I heard Abul Qasim
(Rasulullah) Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a Hadith Qudsi
that verily Allah has said: O Isa! I will send such an Ummah after
you, that when they receive something they like (of bounty and
comfort), they will praise Allah, and when confronted with
something they dislike, they will bear this with patience, hoping for
Allah's pleasure and reward. These people will neither have Hilm
(softness and forbearance) nor ilm (knowledge). 'Isa 'Alaihis
Salam submitted: O my Rabb! How will they do all this when they
will neither have Hilm nor ilm? Allah said: I shall give them Hilm
from My Hilm and ilm from My i;m. (Mustadrak Hakim)

28. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates in a Hadith Qudsi: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying that Allah
Subhanahu says: O Son of Adam! If (on losing something or hearing
some grievous news) from the beginning you have patience .and
hope for My pleasure and My reward then I will not be pleased for
you with anything less than Paradise. (Ibn Majah)

29. Abu Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a person spends on his family,
hoping for Allah's pleasure and believing in reward from Allah then
this spending is Sadaqah for him. (Bukhari)

30. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed whenever you
spend to please Allah, you will be rewarded for it; even for a morsel
which you put in your wife's mouth. (Bukhari)

31. Usamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that I was present with Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, when a messenger came from one of his
daughters, at that time Sa'd, Ubayy ibne Ka'b, Mu'adh Radiyallahu
anhum were with him, with the message that her son is close to death.
Upon this he conveyed this message to his daughter: It is for Allah
what He has taken; and it is for Allah what He has given. The time
of everything is destined, therefore, be patient and hopeful of reward
from Allah. (Bukhari)

32. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told the women of the Ansar: Anyone of
you whose three children die and she hopes for the pleasure of Allah
and reward from Him for it, she will enter Paradise. One of them
asked: If two die? O Rasulallah! He replied: Even if two die (Muslim)

33. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibnil 'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah takes
away the beloved from amongst the people of the earth of a believing
slave and he is patient, hopes for a reward and says what he has been
ordered to say (e.g lnna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un), then Allah is
pleased with nothing less than Paradise for him. (Nasai)

34. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I asked- O
Rasulallah! Tell me about Jihad and Ghazwahl He replied: O
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr! If you fight with patience, seeking from Allah
His pleasure and your reward, Allah will resurrect you as one
enduring patiently and seeking His pleasure and reward from Him
If you fight for showing off and seeking to acquire lots of captured
enemy assets, then Allah will resurrect you as fighting for showing
off and seeking to acquire much of captured enemy assets O
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr! In whatever state (and with whatever
intention) you kill or are killed, Allah will resurrect you in that state
(Abu Dawud)

Condemnation of Riya

Condemnation of deeds being done with the
intention of being seen by others

Verses of Quran

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
When they stand up to offer Salah
they perform it lazily and to be
seen of men, and do not remember
Allah but little. [An-Nisa 4:142]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
So woe to those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayers; who make a show (of piety). [Al-Ma'un 107:4-6]

Note: "...are unmindful of their prayers": includes offering it Qada
(after its prescribed time), or offering it inattentively, or offering it
irregularly. (Kashfur Rahman)

Ahadith

35. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed it is evil enough for a man to have
fingers pointed at him for some religious or worldly reason, except
whom Allah protects. (Tirmidhi)

Note: Having fingers pointed at means to become famous which is
dangerous. As after becoming famous to save oneself from the
feeling of pride is not possible for every one. If fame is
unintentional and gifted by Allah, and He, by His grace, saves one
from the evil of one's inner self and Shaitan, then for such sincere
persons fame is not dangerous. (Mazahir Haque)

36. 'Umar ibn Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day he
went to the masjid of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and
found Mu'adh ibne-Jabal sitting by the grave of Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and weeping. He asked: What makes you weep?
Mu'adh replied: A thing made me cry which I heard from Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He said: Indeed even a little showing
off is Shirk (polytheism), and verily he who has enmity with a friend
of Allah has gone forth to wage war with Allah. Indeed, Allah loves
those who do good deeds, fear Him and are unknown; when absent
they are not looked for and when present they are not called forward
nor recognised. Their hearts are lamps of guidance which pull them
out from the dark storms of temptations (because of the light of their
hearts, they save their Deen). (Ibn Majah)

37. Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: No two hungry wolves let loose amongst
sheep will cause more loss than a man's greed for wealth and self-
esteem to his religion. (Tirmidhi)

38. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who seeks worldly things,
though in a lawful way, td boast, to acquire too much, and to show
off will meet Allah such that Allah will be very angry with him. And
he who seeks worldly things in a lawful way, to keep away from
begging, and striving for his family and behaving kindly towards his
neighbours, will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with his face
shining like the full moon. (Baihaqi)

39. Hasan Rahimahullah narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Any slave of Allah, who gives a speech will be asked
by Allah 'Azza wa Jail, as to what he intended with it? Ja'far
Rahimahullah said: Whenever Malik bin Dinar Rahimahullah used to
narrate this hadlth, he would cry so much as to choke his voice. He
would then say: People think that my eyes get cooled when speaking
before you. Indeed I know Allah 'Azza wa Jail will on the Day of
Resurrection ask me: What was the purpose of your speech? (Baihaqi)

40. Ibn 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who makes Allah angry for
pleasing people, Allah becomes angry and makes those people angry
with him whom he had pleased by angering Allah. And he who
pleases Allah by making people angry Allah is pleased with him and
makes those people pleased with him whom he had made angry to
please Allah. So much so that He makes him virtuous in the eyes of
those people who were angry and his words and deeds become
adorned in their eyes. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

41. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The first amongst the people
against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of
Resurrection will be a martyr. He will be brought forward. Allah
will remind him of His favours and he will acknowledge them.
Allah Ta'ala will ask: What did you do (to show gratitude) for these
favours? He will reply: I fought for You till I was martyred. Allah
will say: You have lied; you fought to be called brave, so it has been
said. Command will then be issued about him. He will be dragged on his face, until cast into the Fire.

Next, a man who had learnt and
taught (religious) knowledge and recited the Qur'an, will be brought
forward. Allah will remind him of His favours and he will
acknowledge them. Allah Ta'ala will ask: What did you do (to show
gratitude) for these favours? He will reply: I learnt and taught
(religious) knowledge and recited the Qur'an for Your sake. Allah
Ta'ala will say: You have lied, you acquired knowledge to be called
learned, and you recited the Qur'an to be called Qari (reciter of the
Qur'an); so you have been called such. Command will then be
issued about him. He will be dragged on his face, until cast into the
Fire.

Next a man whom Allah Ta'ala had made wealthy and to whom He
had given all kinds of riches, will be brought forward. Allah Ta'ala
will remind him of His favours and he will acknowledge them. Allah
Ta'ala will ask: What did you do (to show gratitude) for these
favours? He will reply: I left no cause in which You like money to
be spent, except that I spent in it for Your sake. Allah Ta'ala will
say: You have lied; you did so to be called generous, so it has been
said. Command will then be issued about him. He will be dragged
on his face and cast into the Fire. (Muslim)

42. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone acquires knowledge by
which Allah's pleasure was to be sought, but acquires it only to get
some worldly advantage, he shall not even experience the fragrance
of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. (Abu Dawud)

43. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: In the last period, such men will
come forth, who will fraudulently use religion for worldly ends, and
wear sheepskins in public to display meekness (pretending to be
without worldly desires). Their tongues will be sweeter than sugar,
but their hearts will be the hearts of wolves. Allah Ta'ala will say:
Are they trying to deceive Me or do they dare to rise up against Me?
I swear- by Myself that I shall send such afflictions upon them, which
will leave the intelligent among them confounded. (That, I will
impose such people on them, from amongst them, who will cause a
variety of problems for them.) (Tirmidhi)

44. Abu Sa'id ibn Abu Fadalah Al-Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu, who
was one of the Sahabah, narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: When Allah will assemble men on the Day
of Resurrection, a day about which there is no doubt, an announcer
will announce: He who used to associate someone with Allah in a
deed, which he did for the sake of Allah, he should seek the reward
from someone besides Allah, for indeed Allah is the One Who is
beyond need of partners to be associated with Him. (Tirmidhi)

Note: Allah being absolutely self-sufficient, does not tolerate any
partner.

45. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever acquirers knowledge for
any one apart from Allah or intends by it other than Allah (honour,
fame, wealth, etc.), then let him make his abode in Hell-Fire.(Tirmidhi)

46. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Seek refugefrom Jubbil-Hazan (Pit
of Sorrow). The Sahabah asked: What is Jubbul-Hazan? Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: It is a valley in Hell, from which
Hell itself seeks refuge hundred times a day. It was asked: O
Rasulallah! Who will enter it? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: The reciters of the Qur'an who show off their
deeds. (Tirmidhi)

47. Ibn 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily soon some of my people will acquire
knowledge of Deen (religion) and will recite the Qur'an and say: We
go to rulers to get some of their worldly wealth, and withdraw
ourselves from their evil because of our Deen. This never happens.
As nothing but thorns can be gathered from tragacanth (thorny) trees
likewise only evil can be gathered from drawing near to them (Ibn
Majah and Targhib)

48. Abu Sa'id Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam came out from his house to us while we were
talking about Dajjal. Rasulullah §allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not tell you what causes me more fear for you than Dajjal?
We replied: Certainly, yes. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Shirk-ul-Khafi (hidden polytheism), like a man who gets up to
offer Salah and tries to improve his Salah because he sees someone
looking at him. (Ibn Majah)

Translator's Note: Dajjal is the great Deceiver who will appear
near the end of the world and will claim to be God and will be killed
by 'Isa alaihis Salam at his second arrival.

49. Ubayy ibn Ka'b Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Give glad tidings to this Ummah of
honour, eminence, Allah's help and authority on earth. Whoever
amongst them is engaged in an act of the Hereafter for worldly
benefit will have no share in the Hereafter. (Musnad Ahmad)

50. Shaddad ibn Aws Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who offers
Salat, for show, indeed he has committed Shirk; and anyone who
fasts for show, indeed he has committed Shirk; and anyone who
gives Sadaqah, for show, indeed he has committed Shirk. (Musnad
Ahmad)

Note: This means that if the deeds are done to be shown to the
people, it amounts to ascribing those people as partners of Allah. As
such these deeds are no longer for the sake of Allah but for the sake
of those people for whom they were done. The doer of these deeds,
instead of deserving reward, becomes liable for punishment.

51. It is said about Shaddad ibn Aws Radiyallahu 'anhu that he
once started weeping. He was asked about his crying, and he
replied: It is something I heard from Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam when I remember this, it makes me weep. I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: I fear for my people
of Shirk (ascribing partners to Allah) and Hidden Desires. Shaddad
Radiyallahu 'anhu says: I asked: O Rasulallah! Would your people
be involved in Shirk after your death? He replied: Yes (but) they
will not worship the sun, the moon, a stone, or an idol; but they will
act for display (without sincerity). Hidden Desire is that one of them
will start the day fasting, but when any of his desires presents itself
to him, he will abandon his fast (and just satisfy his desire). (Musnad
Ahmad)

52. Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: In the Last Days there will be people who will
be brothers in public but enemies in secret. It was asked, O
Rasulallah! How will this be? He replied: This will happen because
of some personal gain, they will maintain (superficial) friendship and
because of (hidden enmity) they will fear each other. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: This means that the friendship and enmity of these people will
be based on their personal interests, and not to please Allah.

53. Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: One day
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam delivered a sermon to us, in
which he said: O people! Avoid Shirk. Indeed it is more silent than
the crawling of an ant. One whom Allah inspired asked: How can
we avoid it, when it is more silent than the crawling of an ant? O
Rasulallah! He said: say this: O Allah we seek refuge of You from the Shirk which we know
and ask forgiveness from the Shirk of which we know not. (Musnad Ahmad)

54. Abu Barzah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: I fear that you may indulge in such misleading
desires that relate to your bellies and your private parts and such
misleading desires that will lead you astray. (Musnad Ahmad, Bazzar,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)

55. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who does deeds so
that they may be publicly talked about, Allah will make it known
publicly and will belittle and humiliate him amongst men. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

56. Mu'adh ibn Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any slave (of Allah) who does good deeds for fame and to be seen, Allah will make it known and
humiliate him in front of all the creations on the Day of Resurrection. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

57. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of Judgement sealed
books of deeds will be brought and presented to Allah Tabaraka wa
Ta'ala and Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala will say: Throw these (for
some) and accept these (for some). The angels will say: By Your
Honour and Majesty! We have not seen anything in these books
except good. To which Allah 'Azza wa Jail will say: Indeed those
deeds were not done for Me, and today I will not accept but those
deeds done only for My pleasure.

In another narration, the angels will say: By Your honour! We have
not written but what he had done. Allah will say: You say the truth
but indeed his deeds were not done for My pleasure. (Tabarani, Bazzar,
Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

58. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The things of destruction are: Miserliness
which is obeyed; that sensual desire which is pursued; and the
consideration of a person for himself as being superior to others.
(Baihaqi)

59. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The worst of people as regards his rank in the
Hereafter is he who spoils his life of the Hereafter for the worldly
benefit of others. (Baihaqi)

Note: By hypocrite is meant a pretender (insincere person) or a
Fasiq (transgressor of the limits of Allah). (Mazahir-e- Haq)

61. .'Abdullah ibn Qais Al Khuza'i Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
indeed Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who engages
in a virtuous deed intending to show off and get fame; he remains
under the wrath of Allah until he abandons that intention. (Tafsir ibn Kathir)

62. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who wears the dress
of fame in this world, Allah will clothe him with the dress of
humiliation on the Day of Resurrection and will set it ablaze. (Ibn Majah)